The Andrews Sisters、Bing Crosby - Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive

You've got to accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mr Inbetween

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum

Bring gloom down to the minimum

Have faith or pandemonium

Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate

His last remark:

Jonah in the whale

Noah in the arc

What did they do

Just when everything looked so dark

Man they said we'd better

Accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mr Inbetween

No do not mess with Mr Inbetween

Do you hear me hmm

Oh listen to me chillen and-a you will hear

About the 'liminating of the negative

And the accent on the positive

Gather 'round me chillen if you're willin'

And sit tight while I start reviewin'

The attitude of viewin' right

You've got to accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mr Inbetween

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum

Bring gloom down down to the minimum

Then otherwise otherwise pandemonium's

Liable to walk upon the scene

To illustrate

Well illustrate

My last remark:

You've got the floor;

Jonah Jonah in the whale

Noah in the arc

What did they say

What did they say

Say when everything looked so dark

Man they said we'd better

Accentuate the positive

Eliminate the negative

Latch on to the affirmative

Don't mess with Mr Inbetween

No don't mess with Mr Inbetw